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365 years? Damn, that's a little harsh, don't you think?

But arguably, that would defeat both the letter of the law (i.e., to allow free transfer) and the purpose of the law (to allow football players from neighboring Polk County schools to transfer to Lakeland and immediately play).

1. Jones 2. Edgewater 3. Seminole 4. Wekiva 5. Deland 6. Winter Park 7. Bishop Moore 8. West Orange 9. Osceola 10. Apopka

Says it is televised at this link. https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/sports/football/alabama?featured=gamc61adb4669&maxpreps=desktop_teamschedule

The answer is Carol City.

Got a list going here for changes on the Week 2 slate... pretty sure I will have a huge list for the Week 3 slate given the forecast

Now, to be fair, I think similar lists need to be compiled for several other schools as well. Armwood, Edgewater, the Dade county powers etc. The acquisition of a lot of transfers is not unique to Lakeland. It is part of a trend (not a good one, IMO) that is pervasive across the country. The trend, most everywhere it seems, is for star players to merge and super teams to be built. Lakeland appears to have done arguably the "best" job of it this year. But, this kind of thing has been happening, in Dade especially, for several years. It's a bit easier to track now with hudl and twitter accounts that update on such matters.

One more transfer we missed for this season: SS/OLB Carlisle Johnson. One of Spoto's best players last season.

His name was Chris Rich and he played at Hardee the prior 2 years.

I had heard the number of incoming transfers was pretty high, but I had no idea the number was that high. By my count, 20 new players, most from other Polk County schools, transferred in. Wow! The state Senator and state rep from that area must be very happy with what they accomplished a few years back. And I agree that Castle is not out there actively recruiting players . . . he's smarter than that. That's what assistant coaches are for. Just ask STA.